Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “franzoisch” come from?

franzoisch (Middle High German) comes from Old French françois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

Ancestry of “franzoisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfrançoisFrench; the French language
2Old French-oisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “franzoisch”

  • Mittelfranzösisch
  • mittelfranzösisch
  • Altfranzösisch
  • Französisch
  • altfranzösisch
  • französisch
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